Issue 7 Term I 2016 by The Illawarra Grammar School

Newsletter Academic Christian Caring

Beyond Bundanon Exhibition

ISSUE 7

TERM I 2016

Headmaster One of the most enthusiastic members of the TIGS community is Mrs Bessie Kallinikos. She has been a student, parent and teacher and is admired by students, parents and staff. She is currently running ‘Art from the Heart’ for students with an interest in Art after school hours, four afternoons a week. Mrs Kallinikos is proud of her TIGS association. She is also proud of her Greek heritage and one of the Greek traditions is the celebration of Easter in a way that is somewhat different to mainstream Australian culture. “Christós Anésti”

Stephen Kinsella Headmaster

This is the traditional greeting used by people of Greek heritage at Easter. It means ‘Christ is risen’ and is the way the Greek community acknowledges the basis of their faith. The Greek tradition also involves the preparation of coloured eggs (usually red) which are symbolic of new life; an integral part of the Easter story. These eggs are then bumped against the eggs held by other people, the owner of the last uncracked egg being considered ‘lucky’. The link between this practice and the Easter story is not clear but is still an important part of being ‘Greek’.

“Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen.” Luke 24:5

Differences in culture have resulted in the many different ways that Easter is celebrated, even in our own community. In preparing for the Easter Chapel services this week I have surveyed students in the playground to find out how they spend their Easter holidays. The responses have been quite varied and include: family camping holidays, feasting after a period of fasting, going to the Royal Easter Show, social events with families and friends, eating chocolate in many forms, attending Christian conventions, attending church services and going to the football.

At School we also celebrate Easter in a number of different ways. Special Easter chapels are held in both Junior and Senior Schools and there is a tradition that the Headmaster distributes a chocolate egg to each student. Some of these events are clearly linked to the Easter story and are an important part of our Anglican tradition. The truth of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ and the restoration of our relationship with God that this great act provides is at the foundation of our School. It is the distinctive that defines us as a Christian school. It is for this reason we meet and remember the Easter story in quite formal ways. As a school, we also happily embrace the cultural traditions of our society that are not directly related to the story of Easter. This is what it means to be Australian. The challenge we face is to not allow our cultural traditions to distract us from our observance of the Easter traditions. For example, the symbolism of the Headmaster’s gift of a chocolate egg to each student, representing the Christian belief in ‘new life’, could easily be swamped by the avalanche of chocolate eggs, bunnies and bilbies, with and without smarties, that descend upon us at this time of year. It is my hope that this Easter will be a time of spiritual renewal for us all as we reflect on the truth of Easter and all that it means for our lives. “Christós Anésti”

Stephen Kinsella Headmaster

Chaplain’s Message THIS IS LOVE Sometimes words are inadequate to convey all that they signify. The word ‘love’ is a good example. I was trying recently to define it in one short sharp sentence. I couldn’t. No mater what I said there was always so much more that needed to be said. One sentence is not enough. Love defies our simple definitions. Sometimes the best we can do is see love and savour it. I saw love last Sunday. I might not be able to put into adequate words what I saw but I know it was love. Last Sunday I took around twenty of our Year 11 students to Gerroa Beach to participate in an event run by the Disabled Surfers Association of Australia (DSAA). The DSAA exists to give disabled people the opportunity to enjoy a day at the beach. Many of the participants have disabilities that prevent them from going into the surf on their own. The DSAA exists to enable them to experience what we so often take for granted – the pleasure of catching a wave on a board and riding it into the shore. Our students helped around one hundred other volunteers wheel participants onto the beach in their purpose fitted wheelchairs (very

impressive gear!), lift them onto surfboards, carry that surfboard out to the wave break, and tandem ride the board in on the best wave possible. The experience gave so much joy to those who simply had no way of doing this on their own. It also gave great joy to those who served. Even now, I am struggling to find adequate words to express all that I saw. But I know what I saw. I saw love – love given and love received. The events of Easter are the greatest expression of love known to humankind. At Easter the God who is love came to us in the person of His Son to help us with something that we couldn’t do ourselves – deal with the sin that had caused a rift between God and us. Jesus in his life fulfills the just requirements of the Law of God – something that we couldn’t do ourselves – and in his death pays the penalty that we deserved for our sin. He then rose from the dead to offer us new life with God. As we read in 1 John 4.9-10: “This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.”

Rev James Rogers Chaplain

I hope you might see and savour this great love of God this Easter and be mightily blessed as you do. Rev James Rogers

Junior School

Judi Nealy Deputy Headmaster, Head of Junior School

SPOTLIGHT ON YEAR 2

feedback, resulting in improved and new heights in learning. Well done Year 2!

Year 2 students have been working hard adapting to the new challenges and expectations that Year 2 brings. They are doing really well and the teachers are very proud of them, particularly the way they care for each other. Our PYP Learner Profile and Attitudes remain a key focus as we try to develop good character and open minded approaches to the exciting world of learning.

Our Easter Service was held on Thursday before the long weekend. It was a wonderful opportunity to reflect on the amazing gift of salvation through the death and resurrection of Jesus. I do wish all of our family and community a Happy Easter and a safe Easter Break together and I encourage all of our children to remember the empty tomb as they bite into their Easter eggs on Sunday morning.

In class our PYP Central Idea has guided us in learning about technology and how it impacts the world of work and leisure. We have focused on responsible use of technology and have demonstrated action by producing persuasive posters to encourage this behaviour.

He is RISEN!

We have looked at a range of imaginative, factual and persuasive texts regarding the impact technology has on our lives. We are learning about comprehension strategies that help us go beyond simply decoding words but understanding texts at a deeper level. We have studied and identified the parts of a narrative and some of the techniques authors use. We have focused on organisation in our writing and using correct language conventions. In Maths we have inquired into 2D shapes in different forms. Some have made 2D creatures using tangrams, match sticks and computer technology. We have looked at place value and learnt some new mathematical vocabulary. We have been working hard on giving and receiving targeted and specific

CLASS AWARDS KD

Thomas Tarrant, Chloe Fennell

Noah Bottele, Jannah Kermali

Devesh Rajpal, Naoka Hutchins

Luca Attorre, Kalika Bugg

Poppy Bambrick, Daniel Cox

Ben Harman, Bora Kim

Arya Mahantesh, Surabhi Parab

Callum Perrins, Riya Bahl

Ashley Brewer, Ronak Jayswal

Evelyn Sanzone, Roscoe Kambouris

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Calix Langton, Subhaan Ul-Haq

Annabelle Sheargold, Alizeh Syed

Alexander Mumford, Nicholas Radojicic

Femke Duursma, Samuel Stevenson

Ella Fennell, Ainslie Goodman

Bhaavya Gupta, Xavier Druett

Chloe Shadler, Cody Maynes-Rutty

Alexander Tonkli, William Rice

Jasper Bambrick, Amarah Banks

Hasnain Aly, Ameesha Gogulan

Joshua Franco, Katie Gorham

Senior School

STUDENT COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMMES community. The rationale for providing individual service opportunities is to foster a rich service climate and culture, to give students opportunities to be extravagant in the use of their God-given resources and to normalise service for all of life. Serving others also reflects a key message in the Bible as modelled by Christ and one of the three pillars of an education at TIGS. As we move towards embedding an IB curriculum across the school, service will be further integrated in student learning as action service forms part of the educational framework of the IB. Currently, every Year group in the Senior School is involved in some form of community service activity. Most of these activities are hands-on activities rather than simply donating money. The following is a snapshot of the types of community service opportunities that are available to students this year: •

Greg Lanyon Head of Senior School There is some research to suggest that a higher level of individual wellbeing is more likely to be achieved when the focus shifts from self to others. In the teenage years this is not so easy to achieve as it is a period of emotional and psychological development that tends to be egocentric. However, it is also a period of time when there is an emerging sense of social justice and a real questioning of values and relationships. There is an opportunity for schools to tap into this growing consciousness, by providing students with a range of community service activities where they might engage in the service of others. One of the really positive features of an education at TIGS and one that sets it apart from other schools, is the increasing opportunity for students to be involved in community service activities in both the local and broader

Year 7 – Support both Anglicare mid-year Winter Appeal and the Christmas appeal, Toys ‘n’ Tucker.

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Year 8 – A global poverty simulation exercise in Term III, which is ‘service learning’ (MYP), as well as possible connections with Parameadows later in the year.

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Year 9 – Nursing home visits where students read, perform, play games and sometimes give hand massage to the elderly. Year 9 also support the Kidzwish Foundation at their annual Christmas party, entertaining and helping to feed local disabled children.

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Year 10 – Selected students travel to the Crossroads project in Hong Kong where they will be involved in sorting and packing goods in a container to be sent to poorer communities in developing countries, as part of a broader cultural and service experience. The whole Year supports this through fundraising. Year 10 also assist Legacy each year by collecting donations in Wollongong City mall.

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Year 11 – this is a significant year for community service where every student makes a time commitment to support one or more of the following organisations: ○○

The Disability Trust – Provides respite and care particularly for families in the areas of Sport, Craft, Drama, Surfing and the Disability Disco. As well one-off events such as Sony Camp weekend away providing respite for parents and carers of disabled children.

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SCARF – this is a local organisation supporting refugees. Students provide support at the Art for Refugees event and the Homework Help Club.

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Smith Family, Student 2 Student reading help for younger students.

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Warrawong Anglican group support.

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MANNA House and the Lighthouse Community Kitchen, which both provide meals for people in need in the community.

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Year 12 – Support a community service project of their choice as well as fundraising for the Nganambala indigenous community in the Northern Territory. This year the community project is Care South, which provides a range of services for the disadvantaged in our local community. Year 12 aim to raise sufficient funds to buy computers that may be used as part of the reading help for younger children.

Youth

Senior School Sport U/16 AICES HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIPS

CO-CURRICULAR WINTER SPORT TERM II AND TERM III

Congratulations to Claire Smallhorn, Poppy Townsend and Lily Hunt who were selected to represent NASSA at the U/16 Girls AICES Hockey Championships in Wyong. Claire brought much experience and leadership to the team, dominating on the field and leading the way for Poppy and Lily who are in Year 7 and new to AICES Hockey. Claire is also congratulated for being selected to represent AICES at the NSW CIS Hockey Championships to be held at Pennant Hills on Tuesday 29 March. We wish her every success at these championships.

Co-curricular sport choices have taken place this week. Sports lists and permission notes can be accessed through the OLLE Sports Page. Please click on the Co-curricular image to access the Co-curricular Sports page. Permission notes will also be emailed. Please ensure that your child’s permission note is returned by Week 9 Friday April 1 2016 so that we can finalise venues and transport. Please see the current winter sports timetable below.

STUDENTS SUCCESS Elizabeth Martin (Year 11) – competed at the Australian Junior Athletics Championships in Perth, where she placed 9th in the Women’s U18 2000m Steeplechase in a time of 7:29.07s. Congratulations on your achievement and well done.

TAP We are currently taking expressions of interest for students wishing to attend the Talented Athletes Programme (TAP). Interested students are requested to complete the expression of interest survey on the OLLE TAP page. To access this page, students need to go to the OLLE Sports Page. Click on the TAP picture and then complete the Expression of Interest Survey at the bottom of the page. New students will be included into TAP for our Winter Sports.

SURFING On Tuesday 15 March the TIGS Surfing Team Trials were held at the Farm at Killalea State Park. The following surfers took part in the day: Ruby Crandell, Joseph Druett, Luca Gibbs, Riley Hanlon, Eli Ireland, Noah Ireland, Yaan Keller-Bergmann, Finley McLaren, Nathan Thompson, Jai Tuckwood and Zachary Winter. Congratulations to the following students who have been selected to compete in our first surfing event of the year; the South Coast Surfing Championships on Friday 1 April. Billy Fisher, Jai Tuckwood, Finley McLaren, Zachary Winter and Riley Hanlon (reserve).

UP AND COMING SPORT EVENTS CIS U/16 Girls Hockey Tuesday 29 March AICES Swimming Carnival Wednesday 30 March NSW Schools Netball Cup Thursday 31 March South Coast All Schools Surfing Friday 1 April

Sarah I’Ons (Year 11) - competed at the Australian National Mountain Biking Championships in Bright where she placed 1st in the Junior Women’s (U19) with a time of (1.20.06) becoming the new Australian U19 National Champion with a nine minute victory over her rivals. Congratulations on this fantastic result.

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SPORT CIRCUS & ACROBATICS Circus Monoxide STRENGTH & CONDITIONING Cross Fit JAK BASKETBALL IGC GIRLS FITNESS ReKreate Fitness HANGDOG Hangdog Climbing Gym TRAMPOLINING Hangtime TENNIS Beaton Park BOYS FITNESS Chodat Fitness ATHLETICS Beaton Park TAP Athletics FOOTBALL CODES TIGS

TEACHER Mrs Lo Surdo Mrs Lane Mr Stutchbury Mrs Golding Mr Gollan Mrs Murphy Mr Parsons Mrs Lane Mr Deck Mrs Lane TBC

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Luggage News JOIN US ON THE FRENCH STUDY TOUR - New Caledonia 2016! Where? New Caledonia When? Thursday 29 September to Thursday 6 October Who? Current French students from Year 9 to Year 11 Why? Learn about francophone culture and the French language in an authentic way How? Live with a French speaking family, attend French lessons in a colonial setting, tour the sights of the island, discover cultural similarities or differences and take yourself beyond your comfort zone How much? Estimated $2,750- $2,900 An Information Evening will be held on Thursday 31 March 2016 at 5.30pm in MG2 Any queries or expressions of interest are to be submitted by the end of Term I to dpreviati@tigs.nsw.edu.au

P&F News YEAR 8 MUM’S DINNER WHERE:

Murphy’s Bar and Grill - 179 Princes Highway, Unanderra

WHEN:

Friday 1 April, 2016

TIME:

7.00pm

COST:

$55 per person - includes shared entree, choice of main and dessert with Tea and Coffee. Drinks may be purchased at the bar at your own cost. Please see website for full menu listing www.murphysbarandgrill.com.au.

RSVP:

Monday 28/3/16.

PLEASE ADVISE IF YOU HAVE ANY SPECIAL DIETARY REQUIREMENTS. Kim Main – 0414842816 or kimmain@bigpond.com

Extend@TIGS AUTUMN HOLIDAY PROGRAM BOOKINGS ARE OPEN! Book by the deadline to take advantage of lower rates! Booking deadline: Friday 1 April We have heaps of fun activities planned these school holidays and can’t wait for you to attend! Create a diorama of the Amazon jungle, mould an autumn leaf dish out of clay, and participate in lots of group games including a time challenge and secret agent maze! Join in on all this and more at Extend’s Autumn Holiday Program. To check out what’s on visit our website at extend. com.au and book via the Parent Portal. Extend@TIGS has a lot of different and exciting upcoming events organised. Last week we had heaps of fun creating Paper Cup Owl and Magic Milk and playing Pretend Animals and sports such as Dodgeball, Guard the Nest and Soccer . This week we have a range of exciting science, craft and cooking activities planned so please come along and join in on all the fun. Please do not forget to check the Newsletter for our weekly programme.

WEEK 9 ACTIVITIES:

Tuesday 29 March Craft: Peg Aeroplane Outdoor sport: Soccer

Wednesday 30 March Activity: Team Building Outdoor Sport: Kickball Thursday 31 March Craft: Bow-Tie Butterflies Indoor Activity: Poison Ball Friday 1 April Craft: Recycle Craft Activity: Soccer ONLINE BOOKINGS: extend.com.au CALL OUR OFFICE: 1300 366 437

Science News UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY SCIENCE GIFTED AND TALENTED DISCOVERY PROGRAM 2016 Towards the end of last year, a number of our Year 8 and Year 9 students participated in a Science competition run by the Science Faculty of the University of Sydney. Students from all over Australia participated in the event which aims to identify talented Science students and to provide them with opportunities to participate in stimulating and challenging workshops at the University. The workshops cover a range of exciting experiments in Chemistry, Biology and Physics. The overall standard of the competition was very high, and the results achieved by the TIGS students who participated were highly commendable. In particular, the results achieved by two of our current Year 10 students, Risini Gamage and Alexander Santos, were outstanding and, on the basis of their performance, they have been invited to participate in the workshops to be held at the university in July. Congratulations to both these students, and we are sure that they will find the workshops a rewarding experience. Martin Sormus Head of Science

Parent Teacher Interviews YEAR 12 PARENT TEACHER INTERVIEWS

4.00pm - 7.30pm Wednesday 6 April in the Goodhew Research Centre (Library)

Uniform Notice WINTER UNIFORMS

Please note that students in Kindergarten, Year 7 and Year 11 who require a winter uniform should visit the Uniform Shop for fittings from Week 8 until the end of term.

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PARENT INFORMATION WORKSHOPS Wednesday 30 March 2016

An International Baccalaureate World School

All parents of students in Junior School (K - Yr 6) are invited to come along and participate in short informative workshops to learn more about your child’s education at TIGS! Workshops are 20 minutes in duration commencing at 5.30pm, concluding at 6.30pm in the Goodhew Research Centre (Library). Parents are able to select 3 out of a possible 7 workshops available. These include:

5.30PM

5.50PM

6.10PM

CALMNESS, WELLBEING & YOUR CHILD

PYP ESSENTIALS

PYP/BOSTES CONNECTIONS

ICT INFO SESSION

RELEASING THE BUTTERFLY

THRASS

PYP EXHIBITION

This workshop involves a range of topics including what kids need for a calm & balanced life: having free play time, time outdoors and in nature, limited screen time, time for stillness. Wellbeing in terms of managing and preventing stress and anxiety in the context of emotional regulation will be discussed.

What is the Learner Profile? What are the five PYP essential elements? How do they connect to each other and to my child’s learning? Come and listen to the PYP explained in straightforward terms. Walk away with a little reference booklet designed to help you understand and for any student, parent or teacher to use.

This workshop explains how we meet mandatory BOSTES outcomes in a PYP framework. It also provides a brief outline of how we assess student learning in the Junior School

You’ve heard about OLLE, but what is it actually used for? How do you access and navigate it? What do you find in TIGS portal parent tab? An interactive tour of these ICT resources. Questions and concerns answered!

The importance of standards and expectations is to get the best out of each child’s learning. Now that we know what excellence is, how can we use feedback to move learners towards it.

If you’re interested in a refresher or just starting out with THRASS come along and hear what all the jargon is about. THRASS is the approach we use at TIGS to teach reading, writing and spelling.

What is PYP Exhibition? What does PYP Exhibition look like? Who is involved and what are their roles? Stage 3 parents are invited to come along to gain a better understanding of what this exciting milestone in your child’s school life involves.

For more information or to book please visit www.tigs.nsw.edu.au/events-and-bookings

TIGS FOUNDATION BUSINESS DIRECTORY

Have you been online recently to visit the new initiative of TIGS Foundation? TIGS Community Business Directory enables TIGS families to promote their business/s by advertising their details on the TIGS website. There is an annual fee of $300 per business each calendar year for advertising in the Directory. Applications are currently being taken. The Business Directory will provide an opportunity to strengthen and tighten the bonds between the School, parents and the businesses contained within the School Community. If you are interested and would like to be involved please phone, Lisa Wilson on 4220 0264 or Joanne Danckwardt 0426 264 771, or email: foundation@tigs.nsw.edu.au TIGS reserves the right to decline any advertisement or request changes before accepting any submissions.

FOR APPLICATIONS CLICK HERE

TO SEE BUSINESSES IN THE DIRECTORY CLICK HERE

UPCOMING

EVENTS

WEEK 8

Good Friday Friday 25 March

WEEK 9

Easter Monday Monday 28 March

Junior School Parent Information Workshops 5.30pm Wednesday 30 March in the Goodhew Research Centre (Library)

ArtsFest

Wednesday 30 March

ArtsFest Showcase

7.00pm Friday 1 April in the IGC

WEEK 10

Year 12 Parent Teacher Interviews

4.00pm - 7.30pm Wednesday 6 April in the Goodhew Research Centre (Library)

Junior School Cross Country

10.00am Friday 8 April at Kembla Joggers, West Dapto

Last day of Term I Friday 8 April

WEEK 1 TERM II

First Day of Term II Tuesday 26 April